Gayle Eskridge
Gayle Eskridge
Torrance
California (CA)
Employment & Labor
Business Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Profile
GAYLE L. ESKRIDGE, the principal of ESKRIDGE LAW, has been a litigation and trial attorney since 1988, representing individuals, corporations and partnerships, employees and employers, investors and developers, and municipalities. With broad litigation and trial experience, Ms. Eskridge has managed hundreds of cases and now dedicates her practice to employment, business and real estate litigation.
Ms. Eskridge holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. An AV rating identifies a lawyer or firm with very high to preeminent legal ability. The AV rating is a reflection of expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence.
Ms. Eskridge is a mediator certified by the Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Resolutions Services, Inc. Ms. Eskridge is also a Settlement Conference Officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court, a Member of the Los Angeles Superior Court Mediator Panel, a member of the American Arbitration Association Mediator and Arbitrator Panels, a Professional Member of the Southern California Mediation Association, a Member of the Association of Attorney-Mediators, and an Associate Mediator with Mediate.com.
Ms. Eskridge is admitted to practice in all of the courts of the State of California, including all of the United States District Courts in California. Ms. Eskridge holds a Juris Doctorate degree from National University School of Law. Her legal studies were distinguished by three American Jurisprudence Awards - in Constitutional Law, Real Property Law and Remedies, and by an F. Lee Bailey Moot Court Award. During law school, Ms. Eskridge worked full time as a Senior Contract Administrator at a major aerospace company handling multi-million dollar contracts, both government and foreign.
Ms. Eskridge has been a guest speaker on various legal topics for the Del Amo Rotary Club, the California Society of Medical Assistants, the Torrance Chamber of Commerce, the Corporate Advisory Committee of the Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations, and other organizations, and has provided seminars on legal issues to numerous businesses.
Ms. Eskridge has had numerous legal articles published in Dicta, The Lawyer's Magazine, among other publications.
Ms. Eskridge is the founder and President of Hercules Animal Rescue, Inc., a non-profit corporation committed to the rescue and protection of abandoned, lost, and feral animals. Ms. Eskridge has also done pro bono legal work for other non-profit animal protection organizations, such as Friends of Cats, Inc. and Emergency Animal Rescue, Inc. In addition to her animal protection work, Ms. Eskridge has done pro bono legal work for the Cancer Legal Resource Center of Los Angeles, and for victims of HIV and AIDS.
Selected To
Southern California Super Lawyers 2012
About Gayle Eskridge
Admitted: 1988, California
Professional Webpage: www.eskridgelaw.net/eskridge.html
Honors and Awards:
- National University School of Law First Year Scholarship
- Certificate of Appreciation - San Diego County Bar Association
- Certificates of Excellence - Labor Law, International Law and Wills
- American Jurisprudence Award - Remedies
- American Jurisprudence Award - Constitutional Law
- American Jurisprudence Award - Real Property Law
- Significant Contributions to Legal Scholarship Award
- F. Lee Bailey Moot Court Award
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Settlement Conference Officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court
- Member of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member of the National Employment Lawyers Association
- Member of the California Employment Lawyers Association
- Associate Mediator with Mediate.com
- Mediator with the National Institute for Advanced Conflict Resolution
- Professional Member of the Southern California Mediation Association
- Member or the American Arbitration Association Arbitrator Panel
- Member or the American Arbitration Association Mediator Panel
- Member of the Los Angeles Superior Court Mediator Panel
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Judicial Appointments Committee, 2007
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Provided pro bono legal services to Friends of Cats, Inc.
- Founder and President of Hercules Animal Rescue, Inc., a non-profit corporation
- Provided pro bono legal services for Emergency Animal Rescue
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Legal Malpractice Actions, Editor's Page, Dicta, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 10, 1991
- Professional Responsibility, Editor's Page, Dicta, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 8, 1991
- Malicious Prosecution, Editor's Page, Dicta, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3, 1991
- Professional Responsibility, Editor's Page, Dicta, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 2, 1991
- Intertwining of the Medical and Legal Communities, San Diego Physician, Guest Editorial, April, 1992
- Motions for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, Dicta, Vol. XXXVIX, No. 8, 1992
- Professional Responsibility, Editor's Page, Dicta, Vol. XXXVIX, No. 6, 1992
- Professional Responsibility, Editor's Page, Dicta, Vol. XXXVIX, No. 2, 1992
Verdicts and Settlements:
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $125,000 settlement for an employee who was terminated for whistleblowing, 2008
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $220,000 settlement for an employee who was terminated based on his age, 2008
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $250,000 settlement for an employee who was retaliated against after he reported that a supervisor was harassing other employees based on their race, 2008
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $172,500 settlement for an employee who was terminated by a hospital in retaliation for whistleblowing, 2008
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $180,000 settlement for an employee who was terminated in retaliation for reporting racial harassment and other illegal activity which was occurring in the workplace, 2008
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $225,000 settlement for an employee who was sexually harassed by her supervisors, 2008
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $203,000 settlement for an employee who was discriminated against based on his age and race, 2008
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained settlements totaling $251,0000 for an employee who was terminated from joint employers in retaliation for reporting racial harassment, 2008
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $25,000 settlement for an employee who had been terminated for complaining about sex discrimination. This settlement was obtained within a couple months, without filing a lawsuit, 2009
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $50,000 settlement for a female employee who was sexually harassed by a co-worker. This settlement was obtained within a few months, without filing a lawsuit, 2009
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $55,000 settlement for an employee who was terminated for complaining about wage and hour violations, 2009
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $100,000 settlement for a corporate vice president who was discriminated against and harassed based on her sex. This settlement was obtained within a few months, without filing a lawsuit, 2009
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $207,000 settlement for an aerospace company employee who was discriminated against and harassed based on her sex, 2009
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a judgment of $479,341 in a shareholder derivative action, 2009
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a $50,000 settlement for an executive who was terminated when his division was dissolved. This settlement was obtained within a few months, without filing a lawsuit, 2010
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained settlements totaling $68,000 for a female employee who was sexually harassed at a medical office, 2010
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a settlement of $40,000 for a client who was harassed and discriminated because of her age, 2010
- ESKRIDGE LAW was successful in several unemployment appeals before the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, 2010
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a pre-litigation settlement of $40,000 for a Filipino client in a race discrimination case, 2010
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a pre-litigation settlement of $ 165,000 for a client who was terminated because of his age, 2010
- ESKRIDGE LAW obtained a settlement of $77,000 for a client who was sexually harassed and then terminated because of her gender, 2010
Representative Clients:
- Avex Aerospace Corporation
- Beverly Hills Surgical Specialists, Inc.
- Harbor Animal Hospital, Inc.
- Empower Community Day Program, LLC
- MGH Corporation
- Bill Ferrell Co.
- Visser's Florist, Inc.
- Bleu Products, Inc.
- Creative Direct Marketing Group, Inc.
- Angels Gate Cultural Center, Inc.
- Harbor Area Gang Alternatives Program, Inc.
- Koh-Zi Corporation
- West Coast Aerospace, Inc.
- South Bay Association of Realtors, Inc.
- Velur Enterprises, Inc.
Educational Background:
- University of Missouri -- Kansas City (B.A. -- With Honors), 1982
- National University School of Law (J.D.), 1988
Links to Artilces published by Eskridge Law can be found by selecting "Articles" on the Eskridge Law website.
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